Honours Chemical Biology (B.Sc.)

Admission Notes

1. It is strongly recommended that PHYSICS 1B03 , 1C03 , or 1L03  be completed in Level I. Students who have not completed one of PHYSICS 1B03 , 1C03 , or 1L03  will be considered for admission, however, these units must be replaced with a course selected from the Science I Course List and completion of one of PHYSICS 1B03 , 1C03 , or 1L03  is required by the end of Level II. Effective September 2016, it is strongly recommended that PHYSICS 1A03  or 1C03  be completed in Level I. Students who have not completed either course (or PHYSICS 1B03  or 1L03 ) will be considered for admission, however, these units must be replaced with a course selected from the Science I Course List and completion of PHYSICS 1A03  or 1C03  is required by the end of Level II.
2. Completion of MATH 1B03  and PHYSICS 1AA3  (or 1BB3 ) or 1CC3  is strongly recommended.
3. Students with credit in MATH 1X03  or 1ZA3  may use either as a substitution for MATH 1A03  or 1LS3 .

Admission

Enrolment in this program is limited and possession of the published minimum requirements does not guarantee admission. Selection is based on academic achievement but requires, as a minimum, completion of any Level I program with a Grade Point Average of at least 6.0 including:

Admission (Effective September 2016)

Enrolment in this program is limited and possession of the published minimum requirements does not guarantee admission. Selection is based on academic achievement but requires, as a minimum, completion of any Level I program with a Cumulative Average of at least 6.0 including:

Program Notes

1. Students are encouraged to seek academic advising from the Departmental Undergraduate Advisor (email advisor@chemistry.mcmaster.ca).
2. In some cases there are Level II and III prerequisites for Level III and IV courses. The prerequisites should be considered when choosing your Level II and III courses.
3. Certain Level III and IV courses are offered in alternate years. Students are advised to consider course offerings carefully in planning their course selection for Levels III and IV.
4. Students are strongly advised not to take CHEMBIO 3L03  concurrent with CHEMBIO 4G03  or 4GG9 A/B .
5. Students seeking admission to graduate school are strongly advised to complete CHEM 3AA3  and 6 units from CHEMBIO 4A03 , 4OA3 , 4OB3 . Completion of CHEMBIO 4GG9 A/B  is also strongly recommended.
6. One of CHEMBIO 3EP3 A/B , 3RP3  may be completed to satisfy units toward the Level III Chemical Biology or Chemistry requirement.

Requirements

120 units total (Levels I to IV), of which no more than 48 units may be Level I and at least 36 units must be Levels III, IV